和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:A New Reason for Why the Deaf May Have Trouble Reading

2011-04-13来源:VOA

词汇讲解:

1. deaf adj. 聋的
例句:Deaf people can't hear.
聋人听不见。

2. explanation n. 解释,说明
例句:You will find the explanation in the encyclopedia.
你可以在百科全书中找到解释。

3. assumption n. 假设,假定
例句:Only time would prove how much in error that last assumption was. 
只有时间才会证明这最后一种说法何其大谬不然。 

4. ignore vt. 不理,不顾,忽视
例句:On no account can we ignore the value of knowledge. 
我们绝对不能忽略知识的价值。

5. alphabet n. 字母表
例句:A precedes B in the alphabet.
字母表上A在B的前面。

6. challenging adj. 富有挑战性的
例句:We have changed the course to make it more challenging.
我们改了课程以使其更具挑战性。

7. orthography n. 正确拼写,正字法,拼字法
例句:In dictionaries, words are listed according to their orthography. 
在词典中, 词是按照字母拼写顺序排列的

8. gesture n. 手势,姿势
例句:He made a rude gesture with his fingers.
他用手指做了一个不礼貌的手势。

9. activate vt. 使活跃,激起,触发
例句:These push buttons can activate the elevator. 
这些按钮能启动电梯。

10. bilingual adj. 能说两种语言的
例句:She works as a bilingual secretary for an insurance company.
她为一家保险公司做双语秘书。

11. flickering adj. 闪烁的,摇曳的
例句:She was reading by the flickering light of the candle. 
她借着闪烁的烛光读书。